Smith Preparatory Academy
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A Classical Christian Education, Cultivating Virtue for 30 Years
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Our Vision
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Cultivating a community of virtuous scholars who advance God’s Kingdom locally and throughout the world.
Our commitment to a Christian classical paradigm and the dignity of the human being results in a robust philosophy of education centered on the formation of the whole person. The poet T.S. Elliot once asked, “Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?” It is helpful to think of classical education as an answer to Eliot’s lament. The stages of a classical education move students through the accumulation of information to the formation of knowledge, which is then directed toward the pursuit of wisdom through the cultivation of eloquence. Educational reformers of various stripes have insisted on opposing the mastery of content to critical thinking or the acquisition of skills, and they pay no attention to beauty or wisdom. Classical education recognizes the value of each and incorporates them all into a model that seeks to cultivate informed, thoughtful, and articulate students.
Personal Formation
We seek to mold students who value themselves and others, who apply Gospel values in moral decision-making, who have a strong aesthetic sense, and who exhibit self-discipline and a cooperative spirit.
Academic Formation
We seek a curriculum which meets the highest standards of accreditation and society, which prepares students for college and post-secondary pursuits, and which fully develops students’ skills for communication and critical thinking.
Spiritual Formation
We seek to give students a comprehensive understanding of the Christian faith, a respect for the value of the individual, and the experience of a faith community, lived out through liturgy, prayer, and service.
Communal Formation
We seek to promote an active interest in the well-being of others, understanding of diverse cultures, and an awareness of the responsibilities of citizenship.
A Classical Christian Education
Cultivating Christian Virtue for 30 Years
Phone
(407) 260-0157
Location
4921 US HWY 17-92
Casselberry, FL 32707
PO Box 521522
Longwood, FL 32752